GLAD (Geocaching Lower Arkansas Division)

Best of the Best Caches Awards

Let the Voting Begin!

Vote for your favorite Lower Arkansas Cache in the First Annual G.L.A.D. Awards. Awards will be presented during the Second Annual Fired Up for Geocaching Event, Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Smackover City Park.

Below are the nominees for the Best Caches. Choose which ones you want to vote for. Paper ballots will be available from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Fired Up for Geocaching Event site. Ballots received after 6 p.m. August 28 won't be counted (sorry, we have to cut it off sometime!)

Thanks to everyone who nominated caches for these awards!

 

Nominations for GLAD Awards 

Most Physically Challenging Cache

One which involves a hike of 2 miles or more, or the physical exertion of climbing hills, ditches, long bushwhacking, requires a boat, canoe or the like and/or swimming (Enter GC Number).
Cross "D" Tracks GC1AG6N
The Bank GC1RPH8
White Oak Lake ParkCache GC1DTZY
Wallywood  GC1REP3

Best Cache for a Beginner

One which involves little to no stealth, does not require walking more than 500 feet from parking, has spot-on coordinates (or at least really good coordinates), and is easily identified as the cache when found.
Cousin's Rendezvous GC1BTT2
Spirit of 76/76 GC18QRZ
P.I. Lot  - GC1DPCF
Take a Seat  GC1XX2V
Dihydrogen Monoxide GC1QBCW

Best Themed Individual Cache

Best Themed Individual Cache - not part of a series, but has specific swag trading requests. This would include TB hotels , coin depots, pathtag exchanges, as well as others. Or one where the container and the surrounding area are a theme.
The Box Car GC1GHKH
Fort Knox GC20XFB
Mamaw's Cookin' Recipe Cache GC22VBB
Double Duty GC1BWRV

Best Themed Series

Best Themed Series - 3+ individual, linked by a theme
Pancake Date GC1MVZW   Swimmin' Date GC1MVZV   Movie Date GC1MW00
Caches off Cash GC1EZ3A (etc.)
FD Series  GC1KX8G (etc)
Smiley’s R Us GC1XPZH (etc)

Most Scenic Area

A breathtaking view of nature, something beautiful you might have missed without the cache. Unusual or beautiful natural area that you wouldn't know existed (or probably wouldn't have gone to) if the cache wasn't there
Little Grand Canyon GC1E7WA
Bragg Lake GC1M9H4
Free Flow Spring GC1JGMA
Coin Drop GC1RF5Q

Best Urban Cache

A cache cleverly hidden in an urban setting. no more than 20 percent vegetation in the surrounding mile radius. One that makes you feel like you are super secretive playing a super secretive game
Royal Place GC1CZ5W
Our 100th hide GC1GJFN
Wal-Mart Skirt GC1BE2J
Titus' Evil Cache GC1XVQ0
Tribute to a Bridge GC25KXJ

Best Event

Best Event – self explanatory
Fired Up for Geocaching GC1RJG7 
The Very First Arkansas Coffee and Nuts Event GC1KXQ5

Best Camo Cache

Can either be urban, rural, etc.
No Longer Hiway 7 GC1BE17
Chamber Maid’s Secret GCP8R4
Our Sandy Land 2 GC1PCGY
The Corner GC25MEK
Dihydrogen Monoxide GC1QBCW

Best Cache for a Tourist

A cache that takes you to a place that would be of interest to tourists: i.e. a museum, historical monuments, memorials: Cache at a place that isn't in the Guidebooks, but would be worth the visit.
A Monumental Task GC1H0HB
Ole Yellow GC1AG0M
Just Hanging Around Camp GC19G90
Old Unmarked Cemetery GC1RP7P
Black Gold _ Boomtown Earth Cache GC1C96Q

Best Traditional Cache

Best Traditional Cache – Any size acceptable
Fort Knox GC20XFB
Sneaky Snake GC1XVP0
Ex Libris GC1GF6A
HWH RIP GC25V2G
Slow Children Ahead GC1XPV7

Best Multi Cache

Involves using a redirect to locate final coordinates.
"One Slick Place" GC18HAX
Just Hangin’ Around GC1AFZZ
Thinking Man’s Cache  GC1X8P5
CUS 67 Sterling Keys to the Past GCGJ76
Arklacache GC1H197

Best Puzzle Cache

Best Puzzle Cache – Self explanatory.
Peter Rabbit's Hideout GC2397B
Life In the Fast Lane  GC1XNG1
To Protect and Serve GC1MMHR